I was probably 8 when the N64 came out with Pokémon Stadium and I lost a few weeks of sleep. Since then, Netflix has been one of my favorite creations. I am on Netflix almost every day. Let’s just say if I’m not on Netflix, then I must be deathly ill or I might have actually gone outside — the sun … it’s EVIL!
But seriously, I am fascinated with Netflix and all it provides. Sadly, I might even be more obsessed if it added a few extra TV shows I’d like to binge, but I digress.
After asking around for a bit, researching online, and putting my own bias and opinion into the study, I have come up with the ultimate guide on what to watch on Netflix. Some of these I have not yet watched myself, but most of them are on ‘My List’ to watch.
My personal recommendations
Friends (Comedy/ Romance) – 10 Seasons TV-14
Six friends in their 20s, living in Manhattan, New York, together face life’s many trials, struggles, joys, sorrows and passions in hilarious fashion.The Walking Dead (Drama/ Horror/ Sci-Fi) – 6 Seasons (as of right now) TV-MA
This is the story that follows a group of survivors out of Georgia during a world-wide epidemic that has infected the entire population with the zombie virus. As the dead have come back to life to feed on the living, the survivors must learn that in this new apocalyptic world they must fight the dead as well as the living in order to survive.Breaking Bad (Crime/ Drama/ Thriller) – 5 Seasons TV-MA
Walter White, an overqualified high school chemistry is suddenly diagnosed with lung cancer and is only given so long to live. He looks to Jesse, a ruffian and former student, to help him manufacture crystal meth to sell on the streets in order to leave his family financially stable after he passes.How I Met Your Mother (Comedy/ Romance) – 9 Seasons TV-14
A father sits his two teenage kids down and tells them the story of how he met their mother. In a series of flashbacks, he narrates his life starting as a 20-something-year-old and everything that happened that led him in meeting the mother of his children.That ’70s Show (Comedy) – 8 Seasons TV-14
A wacky show about a group of teenage friends in the 1970s, revolving around their mishaps, adventures and relationships during their transition into adulthood.Supernatural (Drama/ Fantasy/ Horror) – 11 Seasons (as of right now) TV-14
A series that focuses on two brothers who are trained monster hunters. Haunted by their past and the present, they must learn to trust in one another and overcome the dangers of the supernatural beings they hunt without being hunted themselves.Daredevil ( Action/ Adventure/ Crime) – 2 seasons (as of right now) TV-MA
Blinded as a child in a freak accident, Matt Murdock has learned that his disability has increased his other senses far greater than ever before. As a “blind” lawyer in the day he beats criminals in court, but by night he beats them with his fists as a masked vigilante, known as the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen.The League (Comedy/ Sport) – 7 seasons TV-MA
This collaborative comedy is about a group of life-long friends during football season as they all try to beat each other in fantasy football, by any means necessary. No rules, no filters, no way will any of them lose and suffer a year of torment and humiliation and “win” the The Sack-o trophy.Bates Motel (Drama/Thriller) – 4 seasons (as of right now) TV-MA
"Bates Motel" is a modern-day prequel to Albert Hitchcock’s "Psycho," as it portrays Norman Bates’ psyche through his teenage years. The series reveals the depraved and sadistic relationship Norman has with his mother, Norma, and how psycho(tic) he truly became.Gotham (Action/Crime/Drama) – 2 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
We all know the story of how Bruce Wayne became Batman after the death of his parents, but what we don’t know is what transpired thereafter. This series follows after the murder of the Wayne’s as future Commissioner Jim Gordon patrols the mean streets of Gotham City as a detective.Comedy
The Office – 9 seasons TV-14
In this mockumentary comedy series we see a typical place of employment and all its employees as they attempt to get through the workday in one piece.Parks and Recreation – 7 seasons TV-14
The inner workings and ridiculous antics of an Indiana town’s Parks and Recreation department as the employees try and tackle the countless amounts of challenges they see on a daily basis.New Girl – 5 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
The socially awkward, but oddly cheerful Jess moves into a loft with three single guys after her most recent break-up. Each guy, having his own problems and antics, try to cope with and befriend Jess, all the while becoming this abnormal dysfunctional family.Malcolm in the Middle – 7 seasons TV-14
With a goofy dad, a control freak mom, and three insane brothers, Malcolm tries to manage being a genius and the only normal one in the family as the middle child.Arrested Development – 5 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
After his father is arrested for a securities-fraud fiasco in their real estate business, Michael Bluth tries to keep the family calm and afloat but struggles to keep his maladjusted family happy.Everybody Loves Raymond – 9 seasons TV-PG
Ray seems to have it all: a wonderful wife and beautiful children, a decent job and a nice house. The only problem is his intolerable parents who live next door and his envious brother seem to always be in his way.Archer – 7 seasons (as of right now) TV-MA
An animated series about an international spy agency with the sophisticated and charming spy Sterling Archer as the main character dealing with his mother, also his boss, his ex-girlfriend and fellow spy and her new boyfriend. Their spy headquarters, ISIS (International Secret Intelligence Service) is located above a disguised laundry mat in New York City.Family Guy – 14 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
The most infamous adult animated series beyond The Simpsons goes above and beyond the definition of sick and twisted humor. In this politically incorrect series the show follows a seemingly normal American family in Rhode Island, but as evil babies, alcoholic dogs, moronic husbands, obnoxious wives, and misunderstood-dimwitted teens go, this family is anything but normal.It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – 11 seasons (as of right now) TV-MA
Friends who try to run a pub in the city of brotherly love while dealing with their own abnormal lives learn that getting out of their own way is a lot harder than being bar owners.Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – 2 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
Trying to return back to the living after living underground for nearly two decades, Kimmy Schmidt tries to live a normal life in New York while working as babysitter for a billionaire’s wife.Drama
Orange is the New Black – 4 seasons (as of right now) TV-MA
Piper Chapman, a woman in her early-thirties is sentenced to serve 15 months in Litchfield Penitentiary for selling drugs with her drug-dealing girlfriend.Grey’s Anatomy – 12 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
Ambitiously seeking to become a surgeon, Dr. Ellis Grey tries to become more than just a daughter of a famous surgeon. Finding herself caught up in personal and professional desires, Grey tries to remain focused as the show follows her life and other medical interns lives at Seattle Grace Hospital.Scrubs – 9 seasons TV-14
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, intern John "J.D" Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.Between – 2 seasons TV-14
A mysterious plague has wiped out everyone who is 22 years and older in the small town of Pretty Lake. The series follows pregnant teenage Wiley Day as she tries to cope with what’s going on while she tries to evade the government who has quarantined the entire town.M*A*S*H – 11 seasons TV-PG
In the middle of the Korean War this series focuses on the lives of the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital team. Though the show is considered to be a dark comedy, it has mainly been received to be more a “dramedy” because of how dramatic and bleak the content can be.House, M.D. – 8 seasons TV-14
Gregory House is an eccentric doctor who is medication-dependent, strange and cynical, but above all else, is a medical genius. The series follows his as he leads a team of diagnosticians at Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.House of Cards – 4 seasons (as of right now) TV-MA
Set in present day Washington, D.C., the series follows Congressman Frank Underwood from South Carolina and his wife, Claire, as they come to power, enacting revenge on those who they feel have wronged them. Through cunning manipulation the Underwood’s climb their way to the top of the political prominence to take Washington by any means.Lost – 6 seasons TV-14
A group of plane crash survivors have found themselves lost and stranded on a desolate island in the Pacific. The survivors must learn to overcome their differences and band together in order to survive the harsh conditions and the strange and inexpiable things that occur on this god-forsaken island.Call the Midwife – 4 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
Set in the mid-1900s, this series follows the lives of a group of midwives and nuns in a nursing convent called the Nonnatus House in East London.Mad Men – 7 seasons TV-14
This series follows Don Draper, a hard-drinking, chain-smoking executive with a sketchy past, as he struggles to stay on top of the food chain in the dynamic world of advertising in the 1960s New York City.Horror/Thriller
Scream – 1 season (as of right now) TV-14
A TV series after the Wes Craven movie franchise with the same name. This series follows the brutal death of a teen in Lakewood as a result of cyber-bullying and shows the repercussions and how it affects everyone in the small town.American Horror Story – 5 seasons (as of right now) TV-MA
A compilation series that centers on different characters and locations each season, including a house with a deadly past, an insane asylum, a witch coven, a circus freak show and a supernatural hotel.Being Human – 4 seasons TV-14
Aidan is a vampire and Josh is a werewolf, but they’re best friends who decide to buy a townhouse together in Boston and live as human. They soon discover that the previous tenant was killed there and is now a ghost named Sally “living” there as well.Z Nation – 2 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
After the world is overwhelmed with the zombie virus a group survivors have discovered the only known survivor that isn’t affected by the virus. Now they have the daunting task of transporting him to from New York to a lab in California that is waiting to turn his blood into a vaccine.Penny Dreadful – 3 seasons (as of right now) TV-MA
Some of literature’s most interesting and chilling characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, the Wolf Man, along with several legendary Dracula figures come together to fight off supernatural threats in the Victorian-era London.Hemlock Grove – 3 seasons TV-MA
Two suspects, who are blamed for the murder a teen in a small Pennsylvanian town, venture off to find the killer themselves, but eventually find more obscurity among the town while concealing their own dark secrets.Salem – 2 seasons (as of right now) TV-MA
This series follows the Salem witch trials in the mid-17th century, revealing what really started it all and who these supposed witches were actually like.The Originals – 3 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
New Orleans is under the rule of a diabolical vampire as the original vampires return to dethrone him and take back the city they built.The Returned - 1 season (as of right now) TV-14
This series follows after the death of several children returning from the dead and having no memory of how they were brutally killed. Others are returning from the dead, some that are not as innocent as children.Bitten – 3 seasons (as of right now) TV-MA
Elena is rumored to be the last female werewolf to still be alive and had left all the supernatural world of monsters behind because of it. She is suddenly called back by her pack leader – back into the world of werewolves, for some mysterious reason in which she must discover.Action/Adventure
The Flash – 2 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
Adapted from DC Comics, this series is about the super-fast and comical Barry Allen who received his super powers from a bolt of lightning. He and decides to use his abilities for good and fight crime in Central City as “The Flash.”Arrow – 4 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
Adapted from DC Comics, this series is about a spoiled billionaire named Oliver Queen who is presumed dead after his yacht is lost at sea. Returning five years later as a changed and revivified man he decides to clean up his act and his city as the masked vigilante armed with a bow simply known as “Green Arrow.”Jessica Jones – 1 season (as of right now) TV-MA
Adapted from the Marvel comics, this series is about the one time super-hero Jessica Jones attempting to rebuild her life and career as a private detective in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City. Her investigations challenge herself beyond her understanding, which brings her back into old habits and brings new encounters with old enemies.Heroes – 4 seasons TV-14
Groups of people all over the United States start to learn they have supernatural abilities. When one man starts killing these types of people to absorb their powers for himself they start to work together and fight back.Prison Break – 4 seasons TV-14
Michael’s brother, Lincoln, is just arrested and prosecuted for murder, a crime which he did not commit, and is sentenced to death row. Now Michael must purposely get arrested in order to free his innocent brother before his execution.Person of Interest - 5 seasons TV-14
Former-CIA agent John Reese, assumed to be a dead, teams up with Harold Finch, a mysterious billionaire programmer, to prevent crimes via a surveillance AI, which predicts crimes before they occur.Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – (3 seasons of right now) TV-PG
The missions of the Marvel Comics secret-intelligent organization known as Shield, Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.Marco Polo – 2 seasons (as of right now) TV-MA
The adventures of the young explorer Marco Polo in 13th century Mongolia.Chuck – 5 seasons TV-14.
Chuck is a nerdy computer geek who works as a computer programmer who breaks open a secret government email encoded with government secrets; he unwittingly downloads an entire server of sensitive data into his brain. A CIA and NSA agent are assigned to protect him while he goes around solving crimes and confronting terrorists and other deadly assassins.Spartacus – 3 seasons TV-MA
Spartacus is a captured by the Romans and thrown into slavery. Trained to be a gladiator for entertainment purposes, Spartacus battles to save his life, earn his freedom and rescue his enslaved wife.Crime
Dexter – 8 seasons TV-MA
By day, Dexter Morgan is a forensic expert who is a blood-splatter expert for the Miami Metro Police Department’s Homicide division. At night, he is serial killer who murders the wrongdoers who have escaped justice.NCIS – 12 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
This series follows the cases of the agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Services in Washington, D.C., as they track down terrorists, extremists and other conspicuous criminals.Law & Order: SVU – 17 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
This series follows New York City detectives working in the Special Victims Unit, which investigates all sex-related crimes such as sexual assaults, domestic disputes and kidnappings.Sons of Anarchy – 7 seasons TV-MA
A motorcycle gang runs the streets of Charming, California, both protecting their hometown from unwanted outsiders, while running their own gun-running and garage businesses. The main character Jax, the VP of the gang, tries to change how things are run and challenges the president of the gang: his stepfather, Clay.Sherlock – 3 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
In a new and modern tale of the classic characters, Sherlock Holmes and his partner Dr. John Watson, live in 21st century London solving perplexing and oddly inexplicable, murder mysteries.Hell on Wheels – 5 seasons TV-14
Cullen Bohannon is a former confederate soldier that follows the group of Union soldiers who murdered his wife. His travels bring him to the construction of the first continental railroad where he joins to venture out west in search for his wife’s killers.How to Get Away With Murder – 2 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
Professor Annalise Keating teaches her law students about criminal defense in her "How to Get Away with Murder" class. She entangles four of her students in a twisted murder plot, leading them into a never ending series of murders that will change the course of their lives.Bones – 10 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
Dr. Temperance Brennan is a brilliant but socially awkward anthropologist working for the Jeffersonian Institute in Washington, D.C., solving crimes by identifying human remains too far gone for standard forensic examinations. She is partnered with the conceited former Army Ranger turned FBI agent Seeley Booth to help her solve gruesome homicides.Burn Notice – 7 seasons TV-14
Former spy Michael Westen recently terminated, helps the locals in Miami who are desperate enough to call upon his services. All the while, unraveling the reason why he was unexpectedly “burned” by the U.S. government.Psych – 8 seasons TV-PG
A novice investigator and his best friend fool the police into thinking he has psychic powers which helps solve crimes. Evidently, the two con the police long enough to tag along and assist them with some complicated cases.Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The X-Files – 9 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
The dynamic relationship between two FBI agents, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, forms an intense bond that sends the two in finding what it is true and what is false. Their investigations take them past human comprehension as their quests involve the unexplainable paranormal phenomena beyond our world.Star Trek – 3 seasons TV-PG
Led by Captain James T. Kirk, the crew of the Starship Enterprise probes deep into space to seek out new life, while protecting the system of Federation planets and of course to boldly go where no one has gone before.Star Trek: The Next Generation – 7 seasons TV-PG
70 years after Captain James T. Kirk, a new crew boards the USS Enterprise with its new captain, Jean-Luc Picard, as they fearlessly travel further into space to seek out new life forms and new civilizations.Lost Girl – 4 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
Bo is a supernatural being called a succubus, who feeds off of the sexual energy of others. Searching for the truth about her mysterious past, she encounters other supernatural beings, like herself, as well as learning how to control her abilities.Once Upon a Time – 4 seasons (as of right now) TV-PG
A troubled young woman named Emma arrives in a small town in Maine inhabited by fairy-tale characters.Haven – 5 seasons TV-14
FBI agent Audrey Parker is sent to a small town in Maine called Haven to investigate the townsfolk who have been afflicted with some strange supernatural plague.3rd Rock From the Sun – 6 seasons TV-PG
A group of aliens, disguised as humans, are sent down to Earth to study human life, learning all their quirks and habits along the way.The 4400 – 4 seasons
A comet hovering around the Earth releases 4,400 people who have been missing for the last 50 years. The people who were presumed dead come back just as they were when they disappeared, except the fact they have supernatural abilities.The Vampire Diaries – 6 seasons TV-14
Two vampire brothers fight over a beautiful girl while an evil starts to rise in their town of Mystic Falls.Beauty & the Beast – 3 seasons TV-14
An attractive homicide detective teams up with an ex-solider, hiding from the government that turned him into monster with uncontrollable strength, to help solve the murder of her mother.What they need to add
Seinfeld (Comedy) – 9 seasons TV-PG
One of the masters of sitcom, this comedy’s premise is basically a show about nothing. It’s about Jerry Seinfeld and his 3 friends living in New York going through everyday life, with a variety of unusual situations, including off-the-wall characters with even stranger personalities.The Big Bang Theory (Comedy) – 9 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
A group of brilliant physicists who live in Pasadena have all the answers to life’s most difficult questions but have no idea how to talk to girls. Good thing they have a beautiful woman living next door to them to show them how little they know about life outside of their laboratory.Monk (Comedy/ Crime/ Drama) – 8 seasons TV-PG
Adrian Monk is a brilliant San Francisco detective, but has a terrible fear of germs and contamination.All That (Comedy/ Music) – 10 seasons TV-Y
All That is a “Saturday Night Live” show for the Nickelodeon viewers. The series consists of short comedic sketches with reoccurring characters, including having a musical or comedic guest every show.Kenan & Kel (Family/ Comedy) - 4 seasons TV-Y7
The misadventures of two teenage boys living in Chicago as they attempt to dream big and wind up failing miserably most of the time.Reba (Comedy/ Drama/ Family) – 6 seasons TV-PG
Reba has a lot going on in her life, with an ex-husband and his new obnoxious wife still hanging around, to her pregnant teenage daughter and her just as dimwitted boyfriend, to her overly sarcastic, hardheaded middle child, to her oddly well-behaved youngest child, Reba has just enough patience to keep calm without having a mental breakdown.Mike & Molly (Comedy) – 6 seasons TV-14
This show about how Molly, a fourth grade teacher, who meets Mike, a Chicago Police officer, at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting and how they fall in love.Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Comedy) – 6 seasons TV-PG
Street-savvy teenager Will Smith gets shipped off to live with his wealthy Aunt and Uncle in Bel-Air, California to turn him into a responsible, respectful, and mature young man. Will has other ideas of course.Vikings (Action/ Drama/ History) – 4 seasons (as of right now) TV-14
This series follows the greatest hero of the Viking age, Ragnar Lothbrok, and how he became King of all Viking tribes.Duck Dynasty (Reality-TV) – 9 seasons as of right now TV-PG
This series follows a wealthy Louisiana family known for their successful duck-hunting business. You wouldn’t know how wealthy the family really is by looking at them, for they look like any other redneck family, but because of their faith is God and their dedication to their business, the Robertsons have built a well-respected dynasty revolving around their duck calls and decoys.Again, this after asking around for a week and a half in the Panama City area, along with online research, as well as adding my personal opinion was this guide created. In no way do I disapprove of any other Netflix TV show others may watch. I expect an endless amount of choices and favorites others may have, please don’t take it too personal if your favorite show was not added, maybe next time you’ll be around for an interview.
— Cory Morris
Four Crossed Logs intern
professional communication major
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